noblewoman
Americannoun
plural
noblewomennoun
Etymology
Origin of noblewoman
Example Sentences
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As Lucretia, domina of the House of Batiatus, Lawless’ Capuan noblewoman was barred from participating in politics.
From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025
A monk named Paschalis devotes his life to a biography of the noncanonical saint Wilgefortis, a venerated Christian noblewoman who grew a beard to vouchsafe her chastity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Fans assumed that The Fate of Ophelia would tether Swift Shakespeare's story of a noblewoman who drowns in a fit of mania after being driven mad by grief.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025
Sawai portrays Toda Mariko, a noblewoman and Christian convert who is called on by Toranaga to serve as an interpreter between him and his new foreign captive.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2024
On his journey from Milan, he stayed with a wealthy noblewoman named Isabella d’Este.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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